EP0494366B1 - Fahrzeugdach - Google Patents

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EP0494366B1
EP0494366B1 EP91119950A EP91119950A EP0494366B1 EP 0494366 B1 EP0494366 B1 EP 0494366B1 EP 91119950 A EP91119950 A EP 91119950A EP 91119950 A EP91119950 A EP 91119950A EP 0494366 B1 EP0494366 B1 EP 0494366B1
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Berthold Klein
Anton Reichel
Johann Tomforde
Bruno Sacco
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Daimler Benz AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J1/00—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor
    • B60J1/18—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor arranged at the vehicle rear
    • B60J1/1807—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor arranged at the vehicle rear movable for vehicles with convertible top
    • B60J1/1823—Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor arranged at the vehicle rear movable for vehicles with convertible top adjustable relative to hard- or soft-top, e.g. pivotable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/08—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/08—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
    • B60J7/16—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position non-foldable and rigid, e.g. a one-piece hard-top or a single rigid roof panel
    • B60J7/1628—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position non-foldable and rigid, e.g. a one-piece hard-top or a single rigid roof panel for covering the passenger compartment
    • B60J7/1664—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position non-foldable and rigid, e.g. a one-piece hard-top or a single rigid roof panel for covering the passenger compartment of convertible vehicles
    • B60J7/1692—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position non-foldable and rigid, e.g. a one-piece hard-top or a single rigid roof panel for covering the passenger compartment of convertible vehicles the roof being movable by a linkage system
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/185—Locking arrangements
    • B60J7/1851—Locking arrangements for locking the foldable soft- or hard-top to the windshield header
    • B60J7/1853—Locking arrangements for locking the foldable soft- or hard-top to the windshield header locking mechanism arranged in windshield header

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  • the invention relates to a vehicle roof with a rigid roof shell of the type specified in the preamble of the main claim.
  • Such a vehicle roof is already known as known from DE-A-36 16 017, a front part of the roof being designed as a slidable panel in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
  • This roof part can be pushed onto the roof part behind to open the roof, after which the roof part covers an inclined rear window of the roof part below.
  • a large-format glass roof is integrated in the front part of the roof. In this open position of the vehicle, the interior of the vehicle is shielded from air flowing in from behind by the roof parts during driving operation.
  • the rear roof part includes a roll bar, which ensures sufficient rollover resistance of the vehicle.
  • a disadvantage of the known vehicle roof is the fact that its front roof part, which can already be moved backwards in its entirety to open the roof, must also be provided with a glass roof or the like, which means a not inconsiderable additional effort. Also, when the vehicle is parked with the roof closed, the disadvantages known from glass roofs, such as e.g. B. a stronger one Heating of the vehicle interior as a result of direct sunlight can be accepted.
  • the invention has for its object to further develop a vehicle roof of the generic type in such a way that the front end region of the vehicle roof can have a viewing opening which improves the view to the rear despite an overall opaque design of the same when the roof is open.
  • the bulge preferably has the shape of a circular section, as a result of which the complementary widening of the frame profile has no corners which would increase the risk of head injuries for the vehicle occupants due to the arrangement of the widening above the front seats.
  • a further improvement in the view from the driver's seat to the rear is achieved if the end face of the roof shell is curved over its entire length, that is to say the roof width.
  • the curvature of the wave is chosen for drafts shielding so that behind each of the two seats arranged next to each other there is a wave crest of curvature when the roof is open.
  • This embodiment also has the advantage that a continuous sealing profile can be provided to seal the end face of the roof shell against the counter surface on the frame profile. In this way, a particularly cost-effective and permanently reliable sealing arrangement can be guaranteed.
  • the length of the vehicle roof protruding upward from the receiving space can simultaneously fulfill the function of a roll bar.
  • the vehicle roof remains easy to handle when the roof shell is attached to the body of the vehicle via a handlebar arrangement, and the steeply erected position of the vehicle roof is particularly precisely reproducible due to a mechanical forced motion.
  • a central actuating element can advantageously be arranged on the underside of the widened central region of the frame profile, by means of which both locks can be locked and unlocked synchronously.
  • a mechanically particularly simple movement transmission between the closure means and the actuating element is possible via a drive rod drive.
  • the actuating element preferably consists of a rotary toggle with an axis of rotation extending transversely to the roof plane, since such an axis can easily be sunk into the frame profile.
  • a convertible 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an overall rigid hard roof, which is designed in a manner known per se as a one-piece roof shell 2 and consists of high-strength aluminum. Through the roof shell 2, the interior of the convertible 1 is covered up to a rear trunk part 4 of the body in connection with a windscreen frame 3 holding the windshield.
  • a rectangular rear window 5 is involved in the covering function in the rear length region of the roof shell 2 and is bordered on both sides by a roof post 2a belonging to the roof shell 2. Seen from the side, the roof posts 2a close with the one in front Length range of the roof shell 2 an obtuse angle of about 160 °, the roof posts 2a passing under an arcuate curvature into the length range of the roof shell 2 in front.
  • the roof shell 2 is detachably connected to an upper frame profile 3a of the windshield frame 3, as will be explained in more detail later.
  • the butt joint between the facing end face of the roof shell 2 and the opposite counter surface of the frame profile 3a runs almost vertically over the entire length of the joint.
  • the rear end of the roof shell 2 is connected to the body of the convertible 1 via a handlebar arrangement.
  • This handlebar arrangement comprises two support links 6 which are arranged in mirror symmetry with respect to the longitudinal center plane of the convertible 1 and which are articulated with their upper end at the lower end of the associated roof pillar 2a and with their lower end to the body of the convertible 1.
  • Hinge joints 7 and 8 each with a hinge axis running at right angles to the longitudinal center plane, are used for the articulation, as a result of which the support links 6 can be pivoted about their hinge joint 8 in a plane parallel to the longitudinal center plane of the convertible 1, the oscillation plane lying laterally next to the lower end of the assigned roof post 2a .
  • the straight support arms 6 are inclined approximately at right angles to the longitudinal extent of the roof posts 2a, as a result of which they are almost vertical and are therefore primarily subjected to buckling. Because of this stress, the support arms 6 are preferably tubular, which makes them particularly rigid at low weight.
  • the handlebar arrangement in the present case includes the rear window 5 as a large-sized guide link.
  • the rear window 5 is attached to the roof shell 2 above its upper edge side via two hinge joints 9 and to the trunk part 4 below its lower edge side via two hinge joints 10, wherein all geometric hinge axes of the hinge joints 9 and 10 to each other and to those of the hinge joints 7 and 8 run parallel.
  • the two hinge joints 10 are essentially at the same height as the hinge joints 7 and are only a short distance away from them when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. This results in favorable leverage ratios for a closing operation of the roof, in which the frameless rear window 5 must be pressed against the force of a seal on its sealing seat 11 on the roof shell 2.
  • the sealing seat 11 is arranged only along the side window edges and the upper window edge on the roof shell 2, while it is formed along the lower window edge by a body flange of the trunk part 4. Furthermore, the pivot length of the rear window 5, which acts as a guide link, and which is predetermined by the distance between the hinge joints 9 and 10, essentially corresponds to the pivot length of the two support links 6.
  • the roof shell 2 can be lowered into the receiving space 12 after the connection to the frame profile 3a has been released, with inevitable movement control, which is limited in the interior of the convertible 1 by the backrests of the front seats and an end wall of the trunk part 4.
  • the roof shell 2 is raised at the front end until it has reached a steeply erected intermediate position which is visible in FIG. 2.
  • the support links 6 swing forward about the hinge joints 8 into a vertical position of the support links 6, as a result of which the hinge links 7 are moved up and the roof shell 2 articulated via them is also raised accordingly.
  • Fig. 4 shows the roof shell 2 in its lower end position, in which it is sunk down to its front end region in the receiving space 12. Since it was shifted parallel backwards in the last lowering movement phase, it lies directly in front of an oblique transverse plane of the receiving space 12, in which the rear window 5, which is pivoted downward from its operating position by approximately 90 °, is stored.
  • the roof posts 2a lie below the rear window 5 in almost the same transverse plane, as a result of which the support links 6 run almost parallel to the roof posts 2a.
  • a very stable longitudinal support of the roof shell 2 on the body is provided via the support links 6 thus acting as tension struts.
  • the length of the roof shell 2 is dimensioned such that its front end region protruding from the receiving space 12 can act as a roll bar.
  • the supernatant corresponds about the protrusion of the seat backs of the driver or front passenger seat 13, each provided with a headrest.
  • the front end faces of the roof shell 2 and the opposite connection surface run the frame profile 3a seen in the width direction of the roof not straight but under an arch contour.
  • This in relation to the longitudinal center plane of the convertible 1, has a mirror-symmetrical arch contour, as can be seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the middle third of the roof width, a rearward bulge 14 of the roof shell 2, which starts from the end face of the roof shell 2, which is curved in a circular arc over the adjacent length.
  • connection surface of the frame profile 3a can be complementary to this, it is correspondingly widened by a bulge arranged in the central region and directed towards the rear.
  • the front end face of the roof shell 2 is here seen to be wavy over its entire length, the bulge 14 being enclosed by a wave trough and the two flanks of the wave crests adjoining the wave trough on both sides.
  • the two wave crests are each centered on the vehicle seat 13 assigned to them and then merge into a flatter wave trough, in the middle of the valley the end face of the roof shell 2 ends at one of the two front corners thereof.
  • the frame profile 3a is also less widened in its end regions than in the central region.
  • the bulge 14 enables a sufficient view to the rear in spite of the small extent in the longitudinal direction of the roof shell.
  • the two bulges close to the side at the front end of the roof shell 2 further improve the view to the rear corners of the convertible 1, as a result of which the overview when parking the convertible 1 is additionally significantly improved.
  • the arrangement shown schematically in FIG. 7 comprises, as an actuating element, a rotary toggle 15 which is embedded in the underside of the frame profile 3a and which is rotatably mounted about a substantially vertical axis.
  • a coaxial cam is rotated, the rotational movement of which is converted into an axial feed by two drive rods 16, which are mounted longitudinally displaceably in the interior of the frame profile 3a and are supported at one end on the circumference of the cam.
  • the drive rods 16, which are arranged diametrically to the cam disk, run parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the frame profile 3a and are axially spring-loaded in the direction of the cam disk via a return spring 17 in each case.
  • the end of the drive rods 16 facing away from the cam plate engages in a transverse bore of an associated locking eyelet 18 with a precise fit when the roof is closed.
  • the two cooperating with the drive rods 16 locking eyelets 18 protrude on both sides of the bulge 14 from the end face of the roof shell 2 to the front and penetrate an opposite through opening in the frame profile 3a, whereby their transverse bores arranged at the free end into a largely coaxial Position to reach the drive rods 16 when the roof is closed. So that the pretensioning force of a seal worn between the roof shell 2 and the frame profile 3a can be overcome during the locking process, the end regions of the drive rods 16 which cooperate with the locking eyes 18 are expediently conical or wedge-shaped.

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